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Show Me the Money! Global Firm Predicts Raises in 2015 - Posted December 11, 2014
Cha-ching!
We like the sound of that. Hay Group, a global management consulting firm, predicts salaries will be on the uptick around the world in the upcoming year.
Here's the scoop -- global pay should increase by 5.4 percent in 2015 whi... [MediaJobsDaily]

Making the Case for Revising Your Job Description & Asking For More Money - Posted October 27, 2014
Let's get pumped to ask for more money that's rightly deserved!
Here's the deal. If you're constantly going above and beyond your job, doing it diligently, doing it exceptionally well and continually getting shafted in the pay department, it's time to do something about it. One option is to always look externally... [MediaJobsDaily]

T-Mobile Gets Into Banking with 'Mobile Money' - Posted January 22, 2014
T-Mobile is bringing its prepaid, contract-free phone model to banking. It introduced a "Mobile Money" service Wednesday, offering basic banking services via a prepaid Visa card and a new smartphone app with the same name.
Customers can deposit checks via the app, pay bills, transfer money to ot... [PRNewser]

T-Mobile Gets Into Banking with 'Mobile Money' - Posted January 22, 2014
T-Mobile is bringing its prepaid, contract-free phone model to banking. It introduced a "Mobile Money" service Wednesday, offering basic banking services via a prepaid Visa card and a new smartphone app with the same name.
Customers can deposit checks via the app, pay bills, transfer money to ot... [Inside Mobile Apps]

Tony Haskel Named VP Ad Sales for Money - Posted November 9, 2012
Tony Haskel has been named vice president of advertising sales for Money. Haskel was most recently executive sales director at Fortune, and previously served as Bonnier Mountain Group's national advertising director.
"I have known ... [FishbowlLA]

Facebook's Newest Feature Could Be Banking - Posted July 11, 2012
It's no secret that Facebook is trying to become a destination site, where you do pretty much everything possible online through the social ne... [AllFacebook]

Twitter Apparently Has A "Truckload" Of Money - Posted July 11, 2012
Although he remains mum on the specifics of Twitter's finances, CEO Dick Costolo told the LA Times that the company has a "truckload" of cash - en... [AllTwitter]

How Do Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest Make Money? [INFOGRAPHIC] - Posted March 14, 2012
You send a tweet, update a status, pin a picture. There are nearly infinite ways you interact on your favorite social networks. But how do these networks stay in business? Money makes the world go 'round, and even a tweet must have some financial strings attached.
This infographic from ... [AllTwitter]

BREAKING: Twitter's Financials Leaked, And They're Losing Money - Posted March 9, 2012
Twitter's financials have just been leaked, and they don't look great. Gawker's Ryan Tate got his hands on figures from Twitter's 2010-2011 financials, which show a company hemorrhaging money.
Twitter has been pu... [10,000 Words]

Access Hollywood's Billy Bush Donates $5,000 For A Tweet From Justin Bieber - Posted November 4, 2011
He's the second most followed person on Twitter, and Justin Bieber's influence is nothing to sneeze at. And Access Hollywood's Billy Bush of all people should know: he paid $5,000 for a single tweet from Bieber, getting more than 20,000 new followers in return.
Despite the high pri... [AllTwitter]

UFC Gives Its Tweeting Fighters A $5,000 Twitter Bonus - Posted November 2, 2011
The UFC is making good on its promise to reward its tweeting fighters - by giving out $5,000 prizes to a dozen fighters who have proven to be champs in the ring and in 140-characters or less.
Back in May, ... [10,000 Words]

Will We See Display Ads On Twitter Soon? - Posted June 1, 2011
Twitter has been making a lot of moves lately, and where they're going with them is anyone's guess. But if I were to venture an opinion, I'd say it's likely that they're looking to monetize their users more heavily than the current Promoted Trends, Tweets and Accounts offers, and it's... [AllTwitter]

Paying Too Much for FOIA - Posted April 18, 2011
A new article from InfoVegan looks at the costs of the Freedom of Information Act and how those costs will only continue to rise if Data.gov and other open government sites go dark: "FOIA is one of those transparency things that sounds like a good idea, but in the end turns... [semanticweb.com]

Twitter Considering Facebook-Style Brand Pages - For a Price - Posted April 5, 2011
Would you be enticed to purchase a "brand page" for your business on Twitter? The company certainly hopes they can convince you that it is a smart move. Rumors have it that Twitter is mulling the idea of creating branded pages, similar to what you see on Facebook.
... [AllTwitter]

New York Times' New Paywall Vs. WSJ, Newsday - Posted March 17, 2011
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Today, The New York Times announced details of its new paywall, which hits ... [10,000 Words]

5 sites to 'follow the money' in politics - Posted October 18, 2010
by Ethan Klapper
With the midterm elections just around the corner, here are some great resources for journalists who cover government and politics to track campaign finance, lobbying and related information.
1. Federal Election Commission
It might not be the prettiest site, but the campaign finance data you see somewhere else on the Web... [10,000 Words]